Furniture Service Technician

BGIS; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of facility management services is looking for a Furniture Service Technician in Ottawa. This role involves managing furniture setups, installations, and maintenance across various client sites, ensuring timely completion of projects while maintaining high standards of service and safety.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Ability to lift, move, set up, and install furniture and office equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assembles, disassembles, moves, installs, and sets up furniture.
• Performs inspections and troubleshooting on furnishings.
• Responsible for meeting and event setups.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Who We Are

BGIS is a leading provider of customized facility management and real estate services. With our combined team of over 6,500 globally, we relentlessly focus on enabling innovation through the services we deliver, while actively looking for new opportunities that will enable innovation for our clients’ businesses. Globally, we manage over 320 million square feet of client portfolios across 30,000+ locations in North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia and Asia. Further information is available atwww.bgis.com

SUMMARY

The Furniture Service Technician is responsible for furniture management. This includes moves, assembling and dissembling furniture as well as building, tearing down and reconfiguring workstations. This can be done for event and meeting room setups as well office setups. Furniture management also includes assessments, inventory and whiteboard installation.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Furniture Management

• Works with relevant stakeholders to ensure furniture-related projects are completed on a timely basis.
• Responds quickly to client requests.
• Assembles, disassembles. Moves, installs and sets up furniture, including replacement of locks.
• Builds, dismantles and re-configs workstations.
• Hangs pictures, whiteboard and other items on the wall.
• Performs inspections on furnishings.
• Troubleshoots and completes repairs as required.
• Responsible for meeting and event setups as required by the Client.
• Responsible for the reset, cut and audit of locks and lockers.
• Keeps inventory of locks.
• Review of furniture for disposal and waste diversion.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Software proficiencies related to the assignment – Microsoft Excel, Work, Outlook, etc.
• Basic comprehension assembly techniques for systems furniture.
• Organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to follow work plans and to execute move-related projects.
• Ability to lift, move, set up, and install furniture and office equipment.

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

• None required.

AtBGIS we believe that diversity and inclusion is a key business driver, such that we never lose sight of its importance as it is woven into the fabric of our organization. We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free recruitment process by providing equal employment opportunities through recruiting and retention of individuals of all backgrounds. We recognize that promoting diversity is an essential component of our continuing pursuit for organizational success!

BGIS is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome you to apply for a position with us! If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact us at askHR. Upon request for accommodation, we will consult with the applicant in question and provide, or arrange for the provision of, a suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability.

BGIS est un employeur qui respecte l'égalité des chances et nous vous invitons à postuler pour un poste chez nous ! Si vous avez besoin d'un accommodement pendant le processus de recrutement, veuillez nous contacter à askHR. En cas de demande d'accommodement, nous discuterons avec le candidat en question et fournirons, ou ferons en sorte de fournir, un accommodement approprié d'une manière qui tiendra compte des besoins d'accessibilité du candidat en fonction de son handicap.